MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SMT. PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) and (b) Yes, Madam. Refining capacity has been continuously rising for the last few years
in the country. Increased Refining capacity during each of the last three years and the current
year in the country is as under:
Capacity as on Cumulative Refining capacity (Million Metric Tonne Per Annum)
1.4.2010 185.40
1.4.2011 193.40
1.4.2012 213.18
1.10.2012 215.07
(c) and (d) The Profit After Tax(PAT) of the downstream public sector oil marketing companies
and the three stand-alone refineries in the public sector after accounting for the compensation
of their under-recoveries during the last three years are as under:
(Rs. Crore)
Name of the Company 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Downstream Oil Companies
Indian Oil Corporation Limited 10221 7445 3954
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 1301 1539 911
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 1538 1547 1311
Stand Alone Refineries
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited 1112 1177 909
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited 603 512 62
Numaligarh Refineries Limited 232 279 184
The downstream oil companies could report profits only as a result of getting significant
compensation of their under-recoveries from the Government and public sector upstream oil
companies.
The Gross Refining Margins reported by Public Sector Undertaking during the last three years
is given as under:
($/barrel)
Name of the Company Refinery 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Barauni 3.57 3.91 0.39 Gujarat 3.91 6.42 5.07 Haldia 5.42 4.03 2.38 Mathura 5.62 7.40 0.59 Panipat 3.35 5.68 4.39 Guwahati 7.44 10.01 11.94 Digboi 18.61 16.98 14.85 Bongaigaon 5.23 5.23 6.25 Average 4.47 5.95 3.63
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Kochi 4.87 4.83 3.20 Mumbai 1.78 4.23 3.12 Average 2.97 4.47 3.16
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Mumbai 2.80 4.65 2.82 Visakh 2.59 5.81 2.95 Average 2.68 5.30 2.89
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Chennai 4.75 5.02 4.16
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Mangalore 5.46 5.96 5.60
Ltd.
Numaligargh Refinery Ltd. Numaligarh 11.19 15.39 11.97
(e) The refinery sector has been delicensed since June, 1998 and a refinery can be set up
anywhere in India by a private or public sector company depending on its techno-commercial
viability. The present name plate refining capacity of the country is 215.066 Million Metric
Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA), which is projected to increase to 307.366 MMTPA by the end of 2016-17
as per the Report of the Working Group on Petroleum and Natural Gas Sector on Refinery for the
12th Five Year Plan through new grassroots refineries and expansion of existing refineries.
